It's all in the Mind
And now, we have reached the mantra of ‘Wallet, glasses, keys and phone’; that's what the staples are now! That’s what the mind thinks about all the time …
Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Chaitra Navaratri Celebrates New Beginnings
The attitude of giving respect needs to be embedded in our character. Each of us is born from the womb of our mother, where she nourished us as a foetus for nine months. We are eternally indebted to our mothers for this and for giving birth to us.
Maha Shivaratri ka Parv
When the Shiva (God) element leaves the body, the body is referred to as Shava (dead body). The Lord of the universe permeates it in its entirety. He is the life force in each living thing. Maha Shivaratri is a time to remind ourselves of the Shiva aspect latent in each of us.
Celebrating Love, spring and the lessons of Shiva and Parvati
Maha Shivaratri shall be celebrated on Feb 15th this year. That’s just a day after Valentine’s Day. Do celebrate Maha Shivaratri with the same fervour, if not more.
Holy Makar Sankranti
The sun does not need water or anything for that matter. But when we pour water, positioning the pot high up, the Sun’s rays fall on us through the stream of falling water and that is very beneficial for our eyes, bones and chakras too.
Lohri: From bonfires to belief
On Lohri day my father would peel peanuts for us and feed us, as we sat around a bonfire ... My mother would make popcorn and Gaajar ka halwa! In the present day, youngsters have gotten used to snacks like pizza, fries, nachos, chips ‘n’ dips etc.
Upskilled for Life
... education today is just a process of filling the mind with the contents of books, emptying the contents in the examination hall and returning empty-headed. But true education consists in the cultivation of the heart.